- UA-23, OS Folder 20
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- 1880-1881; 1915
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Archival DescriptionFile consists of the petition to the Governors of Dalhousie in appreciation of gifts to the College supplied by George Munro, plus correspondence to Stanley MacKenzie.
Architectural plans for the Killam Library
- UA-23, OS Box 17, Folder 2
- File
- [1969?]
File comprises a set of architectural plans for the Killam Library, undated and labelled 4B REV. Drawings include a site plan, south elevation, and complete set of floor plans. The basement and main floor plans indicate the square footage of each working area (e.g., mechanical, circulation, administration).
Conceptual drawings of Killam Library interiors
- UA-23, OS Folder 17
- File
- [1969?]
File contains 14 hand-drawn and coloured design sketches of rooms or areas in the Killam Library, including: main lobby, south; main lobby, north; entrance lobby; circulation desk; corridor; auditorium; exhibition area; special collections; study carrel; administration area; reserve reading area; lounge; staff dining room; and staff lounge. Fabric, wallpaper, carpet and other textile swatches are adhered to the presentation board.
Dalhousie College library catalogue
- UA-23, Box 203
- File
- [ca. 1893]
File contains a library catalogue from Dalhousie College. The last half of the catalogue pages are blank.
- UA-23, OS Folder 6
- Item
- [ca. 1968]
Item is an undated blackline print, hand-coloured in pencil, of a drawing of the south elevation of the proposed Killam Library building. The drawing is marked 4B REV (revision) and illustrates two alternate facades, A and B. Folder also contains an early drawing of the exterior in relation to the other buildings on campus.
- UA-23, Box 184, Folder 6, Item 10
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- 1971
- UA-23, Box 184, Folder 6, Item 11
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- 1971
- UA-23, Box 184, Folder 6, Item 9
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- 1971
- UA-23, Box 184, Folder 6, Item 8
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- 1971
- UA-23, Box 184, Folder 6, Item 1
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- 1971
- UA-23, Box 184, Folder 6, Item 7
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- 1971
- UA-23, Box 184, Folder 6, Item 3
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- 1971
- UA-23, Box 184, Folder 6, Item 2
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- 1971
- UA-23, Box 184, Folder 6, Item 5
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- 1971
Postcard of the Killam Memorial Library courtyard in winter
- UA-23, Box 194, Folder 11, Item 2
- Item
- [19-]
Preliminary floor plans for a library at Dalhousie University
- UA-23, OS Folder 9
- File
- [196-]
File contains 3 pages of blueline prints of floor plans for a library at Dalhousie University, drawn by C.D. Davison & Company, the architectural firm that designed Dalhousie's Student Union Building in 1967. Undated and stamped "preliminary," the plans indicate a library with three floors. The drawings for floors 2 and 3 are annotated with potential seating and/or stack capacity for social sciences, humanities, rare books, graduate students, research and audio visual users, as well as conceptual drawings of study carrels and audio visual booths.
- UA-23, OS Folder 1
- File
- [ca. 1969]
File comprises a set of plans for the second, third, fourth and fifth floors of the Killam Library, mounted on presentation board with acetate overlays indicating space usages by reference to an unknown key-plan that includes numbers 1-11.
- UA-23, Box 200, Folder 1, Item 1
- Item
- [ca. 1965]
Item consists of two brief essays on the history of the Halifax Infirmary, Queen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
- UA-23, OS Folder 8
- File
- 31 March 1969
File contains 2 pages of blackline prints of working designs for a display unit and book cases for the planned Kipling Room in the Killam Library. The drawings include elevations and section details, are stamped "preliminary," numbered S-8 and S-8, and dated 31 March 1969. The Kipling Room ended up remaining in the O.E. Smith wing of the Macdonald Library; it is possible that these furniture plans were used instead for the Morse Room, which was located behind the MacMechan Auditorium.
Working drawings of furnishings for Killam Library
- UA-23, OS Folder 7
- File
- 1968
File contains 11 pages of blueline prints of hand-drawn working designs for Killam Library furnishings, labelled F-100 though F-110, which include initial and revised plans (elevations and section drawings) for: cataloguer and bibliographer's work units; card catalogue units; consultation tables; newspaper storage units; display cases; atlas stands; file tubs; and dictionary stands. Annotations with dates include revisions based on requests by librarians.